Washing-machine.



No. 660,692. I Patanted Oct. 30, I900. V. D. TINKELPAIIGII, E. L.RIDEWAY- &. J. A. NEWTON. WASHING MACHINE.

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No. 660,692. Patentud Oct. 30, I900.

V. D. TINKELPAUGH, E. L. RIDGWAY G. J. A. NEWTON.

WASHING MACHINE.

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VIRGIL D. TINKELPAUGH, ELZIE L. RIDGWAY, AND JOHN ADEMS NEWTON, OFELRENO, OKLAHOMA TERRITORY.

"WASHING-MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 660,692, dated October30, 1900.

Application filed November 4, 1899.

To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that we, VIRGIL D. TINKEL- PAUGH, ELZIE L. RIDGWAY, and JOHN ADEMS NEWTON, citizens of the United States, residing at Elreno, inthe county of Canadian, Territory of Oklahoma, have invented certain newand useful Improvements in Washing- Machines, of which the following isa specification.

The invention relates to improvements in washing-machines.

The object of the present invention is to improve the construction ofwashing-machines and to provide a simple and inexpensive one which willbe portable and which will be capable of rapidly and thoroughly washingclothes without wearing, tearing, burning, or otherwise injuring them.

The invention consists in the construction and novel combination andarrangement of parts, hereinafter fully described, illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, and pointed out in the claims hereto appended.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a plan view of a Washing-machineconstructed in accordance with this invention. Fig. 2 is a longitudinalsectional view of the same. Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view on theline E F of Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a detail view of the sad-iron support.Fig. 5 is a detail perspective view of a portion of the operating-leverand the construction for fulcruming it on the lid of the boiler. Fig. 6is a detail perspective view of the rear end of the furnace, the samebeing partly broken away at one side'to illustrate the arrangement ofthe grate and the door of the ash-pit more clearly.

Like numerals of reference designate corresponding parts in all thefigures of the drawings.

l designates a furnace mounted upon wheels 2 and 2 to render it portableand to enable the washing-machine to be readily removed from one placeto another, and the said furnace forms a support for a boiler 3, inwhich are placed the clothes to be washed. The furnace, which ispreferably constructed of sheet metal, is rectangular in plan view andis provided with an upper fire-box or combustion-chamber 4, and it has alower ash-pit 5.

Serial No- 735,826. (No model.)

One end of the upper portion of the furnace forms a smoke-chamberextending from the combustion-chamber to a smoke-stack 7, and the latteris connected at its lower end with the furnace by an elbow b. The elbow,which is preferably constructed of cast-iron, is se- 1 cured by rivetsto the front of the furnace and is provided with an upwardly-extendingnipple portion 9, over which is tightly fitted the lower end of thesmoke-stack. The rear wheels 2 are arranged on the spindles of asuitable axletree 10, which is secured to the furnace at the bottom ofthe ash-pit by suitable fastening devices, as clearly illustratedin Fig.2 of the accompanying drawings. The front Wheels 2 are mounted on theends of an axle 11, and the latter is pivotally secured to athrce-pronged bracket 12, which is secured to the front end of thefurnace by rivets or other suitable fastening devices passing throughsuitable eyes of the upper end of the prongs and through'the bottom ofthe smokechamber 6. A tongue or pole is pivotally secured to the frontaxle, and it is adapted to be readily grasped for moving the washingmachine from one placeto another. Within the furnace is arranged a grate14:, located at the top of the ash-pit and supported by a cleat 15,riveted or otherwisesecured to the walls of the furnace. A lining 16, ofcast-iron or other suitable material, is arranged at the back of thecombustion-chamber 4 to protect the portion 17 of the rear walls of theash-pit from intense heat, and the said lining, which is held inposition by a cleat 18, is provided at its upper edge with a projectingflange arranged to rest upon the bottom of. the smokechamber, as clearlyshown in Fig. 2.

An opening 19 is provided at the rear wall of the combustion-chamber toallow fuel to be introduced into the furnace, and a door 20 is connectedwith the furnace at one side of the opening'by hinges 21 and is securedin its closed position by a latch 22, which engages a catch or keeper23. An opening 24 is also provided at the rear wall of the ashpit 5 topermit the removal of the ashes "and to admit air to the fire. Theash-pit is'also provided with a door 25, pivotally secured at its loweredge to the furnace and provided at its ends with wings 26, forming aspout in connection with the door 25 when the latter is open. The weightof the wings holds the door 25 in its closed position and a suitablehandle 27 is provided for opening the door.

The boiler 3 is preferably constructed of tin or galvanized sheet-iron,and its bot-tom, which forms the top wall of the furnace, is downwardlyoffset at 28, adjacent to each of its walls, to form a projectingportion and to provide shoulders for preventing the boiler from slippingoff the furnace. The clothes are supported out of contact with thebottom of the boiler by a perforated diaphragm 29, having each of itscorners bent downward to form legs and cut to present straight edges tothe bottom of the boiler. The perforated diaphragm or false bottom isalso supported by transverse ribs 41, suitably secured to its lower faceand arranged as shown in Fig. 2. The boiler is provided at its cornerswith perforated diaphragms 32, consisting of triangular plates arrangedas illustrated in Figs. 2 and 3 and having their lower edges locatedin'approximately the same plane as the diaphragm 29. The .boiler isprovided with a lid 33, having a depending flange 34 to fit inside ofthe boiler. At the front end of the boiler, adjacent to the smoke-stack,is arranged a pair of upwardly-extending cars 35, secured to the boilerby rivet-s or other suitable fastening devices and adapted to be engagedby projecting lugs 37, arranged at the ends of a substantially U-shapedplate or bar 38. The plate or bar 38, which has its ends reduced to formthe lugs 37, is secured to the upper face of the lid 33 by rivets, andin removing the lid from the boiler the rear end of the former is raisedsufficiently to permit the flange 34 to clear the boiler, whereby thelugs are adapted to be readily withdrawn from the openings of the ears.Arranged within the boiler isa plunger of inverted-funnel shape designedto be reciprocated vertically and provided with a perforated diaphragm40, located about midway between the top and bottom of the plunger,which is provided at its top with perforations 41. The perforations 41are arranged beneath a cap or hood 42, secured to the top of the plungerand extending outward over the said perforations to check and deflectthe upward flow of the steam and water passing through the saidperforations 41. The plunger is secured to the lower end of a tubularstem or plunger rod 46, extending upward through an openingof the lid33, which is provided with a sleeve 44, having an outwardly-projectingflange 45, located on the upper face of the lid, as clearly shown inFig. 1. The plunger-rod 46, which passes through the top of the plungerand through the cap or hood 42, abuts against a diaphragm 40 and issuitably secured to the same. A shank 47, which is provided with abifurcated head, is

secured within the upper end of the plungerrod, and the said bifurcatedhead'has its sides perforated for the reception of a pin 49,which alsopasses through an operating-lever 50. The lever, which is provided at.one end with a handle, has its other end fulcrumed between the upperends of a pair of upwardlyconverging bars or links 52. The bars or links52 have their lower ends bifurcated and pivoted to ears 53, extendingupward from the sides of the U shaped bar or piece 38 at points adjacentto the lugs 37. By this construction the pressure exerted on the leveron the downward stroke operates to hold the lugs of the lid firmlyinengagement with the ears of the boiler.

The reciprocation of the plunger creates a circulation of the waterabout the clothing through the said channels formed between theperforated false bottom or diaphragm 29 and the bottom of the boiler andbetween the perforated guard-plates 32 and the corners of the boiler. Onthe downward stroke of the plunger the funnel-shaped pou'nder engagesthe clothes, squeezing them between it and the diaphragm or false bottom29 and forcing water through them, and the said water takes an upwardcourse through the plate 40 and through the perforations 41 of the topof the pounder. The water is deflected by the hood 42 and the inclinedouter faces of the plunger and caused to flow toward the walls of theboiler, where it travels through the channels formed by the perforatedplates 32. The upward movement of the plunger 49 partly reverses theaction of the water, and a complete circulation of the same through theclothes and through every partof the boiler is effected.

When it is desired to operate the machine, the boiler is supplied withthe proper amount of water and a fire is started in the furnace and thewater heated. The clothes to be washed are placed in the boiler upon thediaphragm 29, and the lid 33, together with all the parts attachedthereto, is placed onto the boiler. The washing process is commenced bymoving the lever 48 upward and downward, which reciprocates the plunger.The garments and other fabrics are prevented from coming in contact withthe bottom of the boiler by the perforated diaphragm or false bottom; sothat there is no liability of burning the fabrics.

The boileris removable and is adapted to be taken off the furnace toenable the latter to be utilized for heating sad-irons. When it isdesired to heat sad-irons, a plate 1 is placed upon the furnace tosupport the said irons.

What we claim is 1. In a washing-machine, the combination of a boiler, aperforated false bottom or diaphragm arranged within the boiler, theperforated triangular plates located within the boiler at the cornersthereof and extending upward from the false bottom or diaphragm, and avertically-reelprocating plunger, substantially as described.

2. In a washing-machine, the combination of a boiler provided with ears,and having a lid, a substantially U-shaped plate or bar secured to thelid and provided at the terminals of its sides with projecting lugsdetachably interlocked with the ears, the links or bars pivoted at theirlower ends to the sides of the U-shaped bar or member, anoperating-lever fulcrumed on the links or bars, and a plunger connectedwith the operating-lever, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof we have aflixed our I 5 'ignatures in presence oftwo witnesses." VIRGIL D. TINKELPAUGH.

ELZIE L. RIDGWAY. JOHN ADEMS NEWTON. Witnesses:

GEORGE RICHARDSON, SMITH TAYLOR.

